No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Stooges.

Today, Fun House is the Stooges album most consistently cited by musicians, for instance Jack White, of the White Stripes, who reckons, ‘In my mind, Fun House is the greatest rock ’n’ roll record ever made. I’ll always feel that.’ Eventually, this music would spawn the dark gothic rock of Nine Inch Nails or Jane’s Addiction, but for many contemporaries, Fun House seemed to prove the Stooges were simply deluded. There was impassioned support from Creem’s Lester Bangs, who wrote a huge feature on the album that was serialised over two issues, and many others. Even industry bible Billboard weighed in on their behalf, although the positive review must have irked the singer by crediting ‘Steve Mackay and his magic saxophone’ as the leader. Even so, the album was generally reviled, in particular by the radio industry. Steve Harris, senior vice president in charge of marketing at Elektra, was a fan of the Stooges and pushed the record hard, but received an unequivocal reaction: ‘Oh my God! Isn’t Elektra a company of beautiful and wonderful and classy music? What are they doing with this?’

— Paul Trynka, Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 400 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Isley Brothers — “Work To Do” — Brother, Brother, Brother

Jo Bisso — “Lovers Concerto” — African Disco Experimentals 1974 to 1978

The Premiers — “Firewater” — Jungle Exotica Vol. 1

Rene Grand — “Hey! Mr. Gil” — Merengue Mania! The Hip and Groovy 60’s Sound Of The Dominican Republic

The Sorrows — “You’ve Got What I Want” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers: Psychedelic Confectionery 1965-1969

I Roy — “The Drifter” — Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

The Astors — “Candy” — Sock It To ‘Em Soul: 60’s Club Soul Classics from The Vaults Of Atlantic Atco, Loma Reprise, Stax & Warner Bros. 1963-1968

Tulio Enrique Leon — “Bimbóm” — Color De Trópico

The Pharoahs — “Looking for Girls” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Bostweeds — “Faster Pussycat Kill Kill” — Faster Pussycat Kill Kill OST

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto — “Carruseles” — Mambo Loco

Harvey & the Phenomenals — “Soul & Sunshine” — Midwest Funk

Al Massrieen — “Longa 79” — Habibi Funk 006: Modern Music

The Craig — “I Must Be Mad” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Dara Puspita — “Hallo, Kawan (Hello, Friend)” — 1966-1968

Dave Hamilton — “Pisces Pace” — Dave Hamilton’s Detroit Funk

Pasteur Lappé — “Back To Funky” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

Prince Jammy — “His Imperial Majesty” — Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ray Barretto — “The Soul Drummers” — Acid

The Funk Brothers Feat. Earl Van Dyke — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby” — Cellarful of Motown Vol. 1

Elvis Phương — “Kho Tàng Của Chúng Ta (Our Treasures)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Take 10]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

The Aggrovators and King Tubby’s — “Lifetime Dub (That’s Life – Ronnie Davis)” — Jackpot Dub: Rare Dubs From Jackpot Records 1974-1976

The Only Ones — “The Happy Pilgrim” — Baby’s Got A Gun

Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville — “Fe’m Confiance (Tropical Treats Edit)” — Sofrito: International Soundclash

The Vibes — “Come Back Baby” — Rock’n’Roll Dance Party Volume Two

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Junior Byles & Rupert Reid — “Remember Me (Extended)” — Junior Byles & Friends: 129 Beat Street Ja-Man Special 1975-1978

The Cramps — “She’s Got Balls” — Fiends of Dope Island

Franco et OK Jazz — “Azda” — Congo 70: Rumba Rock

Velvet Underground — “Run Run Run (Different Mix)” — Norman Dolph Acetate

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

S.P. Balasubramaniam & S. Janaki — “Chittu Kuruvi  (Little Sparrow)” — Fire Star: Synth-Pop & Electro-Funk from Tamil Films 1985-1989

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